[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Michael Moore's film

[Alfred Kagan]

>  The Walt Disney Company has instructed its division, Miramax films, 
>to not distribute a documentary by acclaimed film-maker and author 
>Michael Moore, a new film, Fahrenheit 911,critical of the Bush 
>Administration.
>
>We in ALA will be conferencing in Orlando , Florida this summer, 
>home of Disney World and there are various Disney tie -ins with the 
>conference. PLEASE -- in addition to sending a letter to Disnet 
>through WORKINGFORCHANGE/WorkingAssets-- consider protesting 
>Disney's censorship of Moore by advising the Executive Board of 
>ALA,the Exceutoive Director  and the ALA President that any 
>connections between Disney and the conference should be severed 
>immediately as a gesture in support of intellectual freedom and in 
>solidarity with Moore.
>
>Mark Rosenzweig
>ALA Councilor at large
>
>Tell Disney: Stop Censoring Michael Moore
>
>To take action on this issue, click this link or copy and paste it 
>into your browser:
>
>http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=16898
>
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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
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